Other celebrities who have lost weight on the Atkins diet include Kim Kardashian, who lost 56 pounds 6 months after giving birth to daughter North, and Kendra Wilkinson, who lost 55 pounds on Atkins just 5 after giving birth to her second baby.

Nutritionist Collette Heimowitz said low carb diets suppress appetite better than low-fat diets, so you don’t feel hungry all the time like you do on high-carb diets.